Spring racing sustainability

By Rachelle Unreich

October 12, 2019 — 4.00pm

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Crystal Kimber, Myer Fashions on the Field Ambassador 2019, is known for her resourcefulness when it comes to racewear. "I need to come up with a lot of different outfits for carnival, so I re-use a lot of my headpieces or add some DIY to millinery I already own so it’s perceived as new. I also pick up pieces that I can wear not just at the races but later on; I’ve bought a rainbow sequinned dress that I’ve work to a Hen’s party and again casually with sneakers and a T-shirt.

"One of my cheapest outfits was when I won the Myer National competition in 2017. It was a maxi skirt that my grandma bought in an op shop about 30 years ago; I made it into a dress, bought cheap shoes online and one of my friends made the base for the headpiece. Head to toe, it cost less than $200 and I won the whole competition with a $120,000 prize pool!"